It was meant to be one of the highlights of the autumn foodie calendar and people have been rushing to buy tickets.

But Cardiff In The Sky - the restaurant and cocktail bar which was due to be suspended 100ft in the air above the Welsh capital - will no longer be launching in the city this month.

Instead organisers say that due to "unexpected hospitality problems" the event from Dinner In The Sky - which has taken cities like Sydney, Toronto, Rio, Monaco, Brussels and London by storm - has been postponed until April 2019.

Those who have bought tickets for the experiences - priced between £50 and £150 - can use them when Cardiff In The Sky now takes place from April 10 to 14 and they will also be offered complimentary drinks.

If they are unable to make the new dates, they will be offered refunds.

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The restaurant was due to have been installed outside Cardiff City Hall from September 12 to 16 when there would have been eight flights a day serving different meals such as breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and cocktails at dusk.

Some of the city's finest chefs and venues had been singed up to tailor-make menus for the experience.

Each session would have seen 22 people, along with a chef, lifted into the skies for anything between 30 minutes to 90 minutes (depending on what they booked) where they would have been seated around two long tables covered by an overhead canopy to protect from the elements.

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The event is being brought to Cardiff by new creative agency OOMFF Create, which has been launched by co-directors Gareth Lloyd Roberts and Jamie Rees. They have now sent a letter to those who have bought tickets highlighting the reasons for the postponement.

They say: "This past week we have encountered a number of unexpected problems regarding the hospitality for the event and as a result we are unable to deliver the first class experience we promised. The last thing we want is to give customers a substandard experience therefore we have made the decision to postpone the event.

"We have chosen to reschedule to the spring as opposed to looking further into the autumn as the weather is obviously an important factor in delivering this special event.

"We have been blown away by the interest and enthusiasm people have shown; we're proud that we're bringing this event to our home city and remain unequivocal in saying that we will make this the best experience as possible for you."

Anyone who has bought tickets and wants further details should email info@oomff.wales